Decorative Flooring Wood Floor School

Custom Installation Class Photos for Sept., 13, 14 & 15 2007

Custom Installation Class: Wood and Brass bending, detailed Inlay installation and application, How to market and sell Exotics and Inlay‘s, Internet sales, Moisture and Wood, Custom Sanding & Finishing techniques, Custom Layouts and Installation. How to make Inlays from scrap wood, maximizing profit on jobs and Customer Relations. Each student leaves with a real Inlay. The Custom Installation is a 2.5 day school including 2 nights lodging & 7 meals       BACK to our Home Page

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Best of the Best Instructors available to give one on one attention

Understanding finish by Professional Coatings first in a class room setting
followed by hands on.

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Manufacturing Vienna Style (mitered) herringbone out of Blood wood strip
flooring was one of the highlights from the school.

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Daniel Boone shares his knowledge on layout procedures that impressed
installers with over twelve years experience.

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Bob Moffett explains how this Satellite disk simply attaches to your buffer
and covers all types of surface sanding and preparing for finishing. This is
a much more affordable and effective system over others.

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Learning the proper way to sand exotics will save you a great deal of time
and money.

Learn how to make herringbone and herringbone layout from your regular strip
flooring.

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Herringbone almost finished by Students.

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Here you have Landy Luther ( Decorative Flooring Shop Foreman) (left)
and Jim Garth (right) explaining Inlay manufacturing. 

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Learn how to hand scrape the old way and the easier new way. This photo is
Ipe (Brazilian Walnut) being scraped for the old world or distressed look.

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Detailed instruction is given on how to bend Copper and Brass and install as
a feature strip.

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The latest in tools increasing your capability is available for you to use.

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New finishing techniques demonstrated to make your project more efficient.

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Festool straight edge used as a guide to cut all the various starburst
pieces.Jig was made in less than twenty minutes.

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The Starburst pattern is now more clearly defined and various tape holds the
boards together while glue is setting up. 
Note that this is all 3/4" glued directly to a concrete slab. 

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Learning a unique layout called a "Starburst" using Tiete Rosewood the
students cut these pieces to fit the exact space allocated. This is a great
upgrade option to offer your clients.

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Sometimes we get carried away with how great the school affects us
Bob Moffett and Jim Garth

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New innovative equipment for finishing demonstrated. This machine cures a
floor in minutes making it ideal for the Hospitality Industry.

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For additional information and your reservation please contact:
Jim Garth
Craftsman, Master Craftsman, Vanguard  
and  
Ambassador to the National Wood Flooring Association 
 
President  of
Decorative Flooring
305 Third Street Port St Joe, FL 32456
www.decorativeflooring.com 
Mon thru Fri 8 to 5 EST
Direct 850-229-7720 Toll Free 877-229-7720 Fax 850-229-7721 
OR 
Submit your application and reservation by completing the attached form and faxing it to 850-229-7721  
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